User Interface: Jobs
You can use Jobs in Status
Ribbon Commands
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Description |
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New |
Open a new job search tab. |
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Open |
Open an existing job search. |
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Save |
Save the search that is currently displayed. You can change the name of this search by typing a different name in the Search Name field. |
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Delete |
Close and delete the current search. |
File Menu
Command |
Description |
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Close |
Close the current search. |
Close All |
Close all searches that you have open. |
Save |
Save the search that is currently displayed. You can change the name of this search by typing a different name in the Search Name field. |
Search Criteria
You can enter search criteria to filter the list of jobs What is submitted for processing. A job is separated into print jobs and print job details based on the processing rules. A job defines which processes to use. or job details
A digital representation of a label generated by a print job. Job details can be altered during the print job by using Formula data sources, Script data sources, and business rules. displayed. You can limit the jobs or job details displayed to only those with specific IDs, names, or statuses, submitted by a particular user, for a particular label template, or assigned to a particular target device. You can also limit the jobs or job details based on when they were last modified, whether they included successes, or whether they included failures.
Click Search to display the list of jobs or job details filtered by the entered criteria.

Successes and Failures
You can limit the jobs displayed to include only those that included successes, did not include successes, included failures, or did not include failures. To filter the list of jobs based on whether successes and failures did or did not occur, configure the three-position check boxes.
Successes/ |
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Show jobs regardless of the value of this property. |
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Show jobs for which the value is true. For Successes, this indicates that the job included successes. For Failures, this indicates that the job included failures. |
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Show jobs for which the value is false. For Successes, this indicates that the job did not include successes. For Failures, this indicates that the job did not include failures. |
Date Range
You can limit the jobs displayed to include only those that were last modified within a specific time range, before a specific time, or after a specific time.
- To view all jobs that were last modified within a time range, enter that range in the From and To fields.
- To view all jobs that were last modified after a specific time, enter the time in the From field. Leave the To field blank.
- To view all jobs that were last modified before a specific time, enter the time in the To field. Leave the From field blank.
Job Search

The following commands are available in the job search toolbar.
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Command |
Effect |
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Open Job Search |
Open a new Job Details Search tab filtered to the selected Job ID. |
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Inspect Job |
If a job is selected, display Job Inspector information about any errors and about the data processed. |
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Download Results |
Download the search results for the current search to a comma-delimited text file (CSV). You can view this file in a spreadsheet application such as Microsoft Excel. |
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Cancel Job |
Cancel the job currently running on the device. |

The following are the properties of print jobs What is submitted for processing. A job is separated into print jobs and print job details based on the processing rules. A job defines which processes to use. . These properties are displayed in the results of searches, and you can search for specific jobs based on most of these criteria.
Tip: You can click a table header to sort the table by that column. Also, for any table column for which a search box is displayed, you can enter search text to filter the results displayed in the table.
Property | Description |
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Status icon |
Indicates the current state of a job:
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ID |
A unique identifier for a print job. |
Name |
An identifier for a print job provided by the integration that initiated the job. On-demand print jobs and previews do not have job names. |
Status |
The current state of a print job.
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Location |
The name of the facility from which the print job was submitted, or Local if the print job was submitted at headquarters. Note: This property is displayed only if you have a multi-site license for Spectrum and you are logged on to the headquarters site. |
Submitter |
The user name of the person who submitted a print job or the user account used to submit the job. For a print job submitted via an integration, this is the Run As user for the integration. |
Submitted Date |
The date and time when a print job was submitted to the device queue. |
Modified Date |
The date and time when a print job was most recently changed. |
Job Details Search

The following commands are available in the job details search toolbar.
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Command |
Effect |
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Open Job Search | Open a new Job Details search tab filtered to the selected Job ID. |
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Reprint |
Reprint a recently printed job or range of labels within the job. A dialog box allows you specify the range of labels within the job, the quantity, and the device to use. Note: To use this command, you must have Reprint permission for the relevant objects. Object-based and role-based Reprint permissions are required. |
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Inspect Job |
If a job is selected, display Job Inspector information about any errors and about the data processed. |
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Download Results | Download the search results for the current search to a comma-delimited text file (CSV). You can view this file in a spreadsheet application such as Microsoft Excel. |

The following are the properties of print job details A digital representation of a label generated by a print job. Job details can be altered during the print job by using Formula data sources, Script data sources, and business rules.. These properties are displayed in the results of searches, and you can search for specific job details based on most of these criteria.
Tip: You can click a table header to sort the table by that column. Also, for any table column for which a search box is displayed, you can enter search text to filter the results displayed in the table.
Property | Description |
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Status icon |
Indicates the current state of a job detail:
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Job ID |
A unique identifier for a print job. |
Job Detail ID |
A unique identifier for the print job detail provided by the integration that initiated the job. On-demand print jobs and previews do not have job detail IDs. |
Print Job ID |
An identifier for the collection of print job details submitted in the job. |
Job Name |
An identifier for a print job provided by the integration that initiated the job. On-demand print jobs and previews do not have job names. |
Job Detail Name |
An identifier for a print job detail provided by the integration that initiated the job. On-demand print jobs and previews do not have job detail names. |
Document |
The path and name of the label template being used to print a label or labels, followed by the version number if applicable. !INLINE_DOCUMENT! is displayed for a pass through file. |
Device |
The device that received and processed a print job. |
Status |
The current state of a job detail.
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Location |
The name of the facility from which the print job was submitted, or Local if the print job was submitted at headquarters. Note: This property is displayed only if you have a multi-site license for Spectrum and you are logged on to the headquarters site. |
Submitter |
The user name of the person who submitted a print job or the user account used to submit the job. For a print job submitted via an integration, this is the Run As user for the integration. |
Submitted Date |
The date and time when a print job was submitted to the device queue. |
Modified Date |
The date and time when a print job was most recently changed. |
Job Inspector
You can select a job or job detail and click Inspect Job to display the Job Inspector window.

The following is displayed in the Errors panel of the Job Inspector for a print job or print job detail.
- Errors
- Job Error
- Missing Process Errors
- Process Errors

The following is displayed in the Job panel of the Job Inspector for a print job or print job detail.
Property | Description |
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ID |
A unique identifier for the print job. |
Name |
An identifier for the print job provided by the integration that initiated the job. On-demand print jobs and previews do not have job names. |
Action |
Whether the print job is a test print. RUN: The print job is not a test print. TEST RUN: The print job is a test print. |
Status |
The current state of the print job.
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Location |
The name of the facility from which the print job was submitted, or Local if the print job was submitted at headquarters. Note: This property is displayed only if you have a multi-site license for Spectrum and you are logged on to the headquarters site. |
Target Folder |
The folder that contains status information about the print job. |
Batch Count |
The number of batches of print jobs created for the job. |
Process Count |
The number of processes created for the job. |
Audit Level |
The Audit Mask set on the print job during the printing process. The Audit Mask is whether to save data from the label, the print stream, an image of the label, a PDF of the label, or the data from the label in XML format to an audit table in Spectrum. Note: The Audit Level of the print job can be defined during the printing process and may be different from the Audit Mask on the job process. |
Client Code |
A unique identifier for the print job provided by the client that generated the job. |
Created By |
The user name of the person who submitted the print job or the user account used to submit the job. For a print job submitted via an integration, this is the Run As user for the integration. |
Created On |
The date and time when the print job was submitted to the device queue. |
Modified By |
The user name of the user who most recently made changes to the print job. |
Modified On |
The date and time when the print job was most recently changed. |
Successes |
Whether successes have occurred during processing. |
Failures |
Whether failures have occurred during processing. |
Error Code |
The error code value for the reason the job failed. This is an internal identifier, but may help with problem resolution. |
Processing Time (ms) |
The job processing time in milliseconds. One second is equivalent to 1000ms. |

In addition to the Job properties, the following is displayed in the Job Detail panel of the Job Inspector for a print job detail.
Property | Description |
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Job Detail ID |
A unique identifier for the print job detail provided by the integration that initiated the job. On-demand print jobs and previews do not have job detail IDs. |
Print Job ID |
An identifier for the collection of print job details submitted in the job. |
Status |
The current state of the job detail.
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Name |
An identifier for a job detail provided by the integration that initiated the job. On-demand print jobs and previews do not have job detail names. |
Device Group |
The device that received and processed the print job. |
Batch |
The unique identifier of the print job batch that the print job detail belongs to. |
Priority |
The number of the job detail in the device queue. The number of the order the job detail is processed in the device queue. |
Quantity |
The number of labels printed by the job detail. |
Copies |
The number of copies printed by the job detail. |
Total Print Time (ms) |
The print job time in milliseconds. One second is equivalent to 1000ms. |
Created By |
The user name of the person who submitted the job detail or the user account used to submit the job detail. For a print job submitted via an integration, this is the Run As user for the integration. |
Created On |
The date and time when a print job was submitted to the device queue. |
Modified By |
The user name of the user who most recently made changes to the job detail. |
Modified On |
The date and time when the print job detail was most recently changed. |
Error Reason |
The reason provided by a user for changing the status of the print job to Errored, if applicable. Point to the |

The Job Data panel of the Job Inspector displays the keys and values of the data map entries.

The Process Data panel of the Job Inspector displays the keys and values of the data map entries for the process.